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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what his ex-wife says, he was abusive toward her. Unless you know that she is black, I think you are applying racism to this terrible tragedy. Pleas stop causing further division by crying "RASCIST" at every turn. It is not helpful. It divides. And it does help people who are actual victims of racism. [/quote]

I think you have a very limited view of what racism is.   Did this guy hate black people and want to harm them?  Most likely no.  Were his responses to this kid based on the color of this kid’s skin?  Most likely yes. He saw a black kid on his doorstep who objectively looks like every other slightly dorky band kid ever (I know - I have one).  What did he see?  A criminal.  It is hard to believe there was no implicit bias there.  He saw what he was conditioned to believe - that black men are a threat and so he needed to protect himself.

Trying to eliminate these biases is why we talk about the state of racism in the country.  But apparently talking about unconscious biases or institutional racism is “CRT” or “woke” or something.  We need to get better if we want to prevent race from being a factor in things like this.  And currently, the people who don’t want to be made uncomfortable are pushing back on us thinking about our own societal biases. [/quote]

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